Notifications

Notification of revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources Addendum to Regular Notification

2026-03-04

G/SPS/N/JPN/1378/Add.1

MAFF proposed revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources to add a disease and target animals subject to import quarantine (for aquaculture) in the notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1378 (dated 10 December 2025). The revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources will be published on 9 March 2026 and enter into force on 9 June 2026. Bilateral consultations with countries that have exported to Japan the crustaceans for aquaculture, which are subject to import quarantine as targeted aquatic animals, have confirmed that three months would be sufficient for the exporting countries to adapt to the revised health requirements.

Animal diseases; Adoption/publication/entry into +9

Import suspension of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Cyprus Emergency notifications (SPS)

2026-03-03

G/SPS/N/JPN/1393

In order to prevent the introduction of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Cyprus, including those shipped through third countries, on 21 February 2026 based on the "Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from Listed countries" and the Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control".Importation of cloven-hoofed animals and products derived from cloven-hoofed animals other than milk and milk products, as well as straw and forage for feed from Cyprus have been prohibited under the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control. Therefore, only raw milk and un-heated/un-treated milk products are subject to the import suspension due to FMD outbreak.This is to inform that MAFF has removed Cyprus from the listed countries.

Animal diseases; Animal health; +7

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1388

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Isocycloseram

Maximum residue limits (MRLs); +4

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1390

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Phenmedipham

Maximum residue limits (MRLs); +4

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1387

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Benzyladenine

Food safety; Maximum residue +4

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1391

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Pyflubumide

Maximum residue limits (MRLs); +4

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1392

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide: Quizalofop-ethyl and Quizalofop-P-tefuryl

Maximum residue limits (MRLs); +2

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards) Regular notification

2026-02-16

G/SPS/N/JPN/1389

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicalPesticide/Veterinary drug: Oxolinic acid

Maximum residue limits (MRLs); +4

Emergency measures to mitigate the risk of introducing Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) Emergency notifications (SPS)

2026-02-05

G/SPS/N/JPN/1386

To prevent the introduction of ToBRFVinto Japan, MAFF will take emergency measures for Chrysanthemum indicum from all regions/countries. The measures are taken as follows: (1) For Live plants and plant parts for planting (excluding seeds and fruits):The plants must fulfill the following specific requirement AND the phytosanitary certificate or the certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate must include additional declaration (see (2)).The plants randomly taken from a lot and plants with suspected symptoms are tested during the growing season or prior to export by an appropriate genetic method such as RT-PCR assay and found to be free from Tomato brown rugose fruit virus(2) Example of wording for additional declaration:National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of all regions/countries will be required to include an additional declaration stating that “Fulfills item 36 of the Annexed Table 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act (MAF Ordinance No. 73/1950)” in the phytosanitary certificate or the certified copy of the phytosanitary certificate.

Plant health; Pests

Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule) Addendum to Regular Notification

2026-02-02

G/SPS/N/JPN/1355/Add.1

The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Butachlor notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1355 (dated 17 July 2025) were adopted and published on 7 October 2025.The specified MRLs are available as below: